BlockIndependence, Montana
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Livingston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59052. It stands on South Fork Sheep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Haystack Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Cutoff Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Cutoff Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Haystack Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Gardiner quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Haystack Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Independence between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2,575 acres in total. 8 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | WAR EAGLE |
| 22 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | IRON |
| 19 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
| 19 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | WAR EAGLE |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | EAGLE |
| 11 August 2001 | Natural | 2,560 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | MONUMENT |
| 28 July 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BLUE LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Independence: 54 prospects, 9 occurrences, 8 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond | Nickel, Molybdenum, Iron, Gold, Copper | Prospect | 1878 | |
| Black Diamond Prospect | Iron, Molybdenum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | 1878 | |
| Half Moon Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Half Moon Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Skyline Prospect | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Galena | |
| The Four Sevens | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| The Four Sevens Group | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | 1905 | |
| Crown Lode | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| North Star | Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Omega Lode | Gold, Lead, Copper | Prospect |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Day (historical) | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Montanapolis Springs (historical) | 18.3 miles | 22 | |
| Silver Gate | 19.7 miles | 17 | |
| Contact | 20.4 miles | 22 | |
| Cooke City | 21.4 miles | 17 | |
| Jardine | 22.8 miles | 23 | |
| White City | 24.2 miles | 21 | |
| Chico Hot Springs | 25.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 785231. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.